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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-02-11

new blacksmith shop is to be erected
in Alloway by Henry II. Fox.
Aaron Royal, blacksmith of Watson's
benefit of his creditors.
Two more new canning factories are
being talked about-one at Daretown and
another at Shiloh. At the latter place the
factory will be built by three prominent
citizens.
The slad fisherman of Pennsvlle have
decided to pay 2 cents per shad for freight
to the Philadelphia markets the coming
season, and cent per shad commission
for selling.
Thomas Tooy, of Alloway. died sudden
Iy on Wednesday of last week. lie showed
no signs of indisposition in the morning.
but went to his home about | o'clock and
before six p. NJ. he was dead.
Henry and Clement BaSsett, of Manning
ton, will soon commence the erection of a
canning factory on their fathers farm in
Warrington. and will the coming season
pack the tomatoes they grow ON their
farms.
The naughty PennsgroYe Record man
played it on the shad fishermen on Satur-
day in way they despised. He adver-
tised ground hog on exhibition at the
Record Office, and when the villagers called
in detachments Of two, three or five, to in
spect the animal they were shown couple
of links OF sausage. 1t was not so much
the sell itself the people complained of,
but the extreme age of the joke, as though
any old fossil of a gag was good enough to
stick a PENIS Necker on. The joke was
not fresh, neither was the sausage.
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imifariRn Meeting.

The third of the series OF Unitarian
meetings was held in the Opera House
last Tuesday evening. the main auditorium
being about half filled. Notwithstanding
tbe Indictment weather and bad roads 4
letter from Rev. Joseph Nav. who had been
advertised to speak on this occasion. was
| read exnlaininos his inability ON account
of Illness to be present. and assuring the
people of Woodstown of his disposition
| to fnlfil his engagement TO sneak here a.
soon as his health and ENGAGEMENTS Will
permit. Dan Ware then introduced Rev
n. A. Haskell. of Unity church. Unita-
RAM Camden. as the speaker Of the even
inc. who smoke of his subject "The New
Birth. - first as defined by the Evangelical
churches. He said that the theology of
the church is based mon what is termed
the fall of man: that mans ideal state is
behind him-Iost in distant past. God
| made man perfect. an evil being tbwarted
the purpose of God and impelled him to
I disturbance. God in anger doomed him
and all his race TO eternal death. After
ward he sought some wav of escape but
could find none until His So1. the Christ.
offered to appear in human form and to
be sacrificed as a blood atonement for the
human race.
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Giassboro talks of getting Incorporated
Pike are being caught in large quantities in
the large dam AT Millvile
The Iile-saving stations ON the Atlantic coast
are being connected by telephone.
Editor Carpenter, of W oodbury. is building
a new office for his tiourishing Deaoerot.
The rumor in circulation several weeks ago,
that n new National Rank was 10 DC started
in Woodbury.. has been revived
The W est Jersey Railroad Company are seek
ing fer a new location for station in Bridge
ton nearer the heart OF the city.
Thieves have been operating at woodrnnHs,
a little settlement three miles north OF Bridge
ton The farmers have LOST many valuable
articles.
Frank Brenn a fireman, who lost both legs
in an accident on the railroad at Blidgeton
some time ago, has received $3.50 from III
Brotherhood of Firemen.
The Buck estate along The Cohansey Greek,
in Cumberland county, has not been 1,nrctas
! ed by the West Jersey Railroad Company, as
has been reported. 4 number of officials of
the road Inspected the plot of ground on sat
urday.
While Mrs Lizzie Wilson, the ticket agent Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad n Haddon Avenue
station, Camden, was at supper on Tuesday
evening, the ticket office WAS entered and
about sl2j was stolen. The police have no cine
| 10 the thief
DR.. Harry Clark, Of Woodbury., who was
thrown from his carriage on saturday last and
had the bones of one leg badly fractured, Is re-
ported rs suffering greatly, and it is stated
that fears are entertained that amputation
will yet be necessary.
The large fish which we lately mentioned as
having been captured at Atlantic City few
weeks ago, turns ont to have been species
of whale but seldom seen outside of the China
seas, weighing 1900 pounds. II is now ON ex-
hihition in Philadelphia.
At the meeting of the Gloucester City Beard
of Education on Monday night the Principal
of the public schools stated that the scholars
were in revolt, and had banded together to
pre- vent information being given against any
| that were disordegly. The matter Was referred
to The Teachers Committee.
The Atlantic City Council on Monday night
passed u resolution prohibiting the granting Of
licenses for stands 10 he located outside the
boardwalk above Michigan avenue. except
the three ocean piers ana one rink. The new
license ordinance, which win be acted upon at
the nexi meeting of The Council likes the rate
for hotels al slF9 and 500 perann ana; boarding
houses selling liquor by the bottle at table.
slo0, and An extra license Of fifty cents for each
sleeping room; livery stables are 10 pay $50
and sioo, variety shows, from 81 10 sl5o: flying
horses sl9s, and auction stores, so. The
store keepers must pay $40 each ana 20 cents
is levied ON each ROOM used as bati-hosse
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An adjourned session of the Orphans and
Common Pleas Courts was held on Satur-
day last, at which it was expected that a
decision would be rendered in the Elkin-
ton will case. The Court, however, was
not ready to pronounce its judgment, and
the decision was deferred until March 9Th.
Argument was heard on a motion for
a new trial in the case of Hannah & Riley
VS.. Brown. Tie application was based on
the ground of newly discovered evidence,
which the Court instructed the applicants
to put in the form of affidavits and if deem
ed of sufficient Importance a new trial
would be allowed.
The decision of the Court in the Morris
Wiley case was, that DR.. Wiley, as trustee
for the John H. Morris estate, was entitled
to per cent. for investing the interest de-
rived from the estate, and 2 per cent for
Investing principal.
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a temperance Hail.

A plan now receiving considerable dis
cusson in Woodstown temperance circles
is that of purchasing suitable lot and
erecting a building which will be available
to the different Temperance organizations
of Woodstown for their public and bust
ness meetings. and other purposes connect
ed with their work. A meeting Of the
temperance workers and their friends was
held last Saturday evening at the w. C. T..
L. Hall to discuss the matter and com
mittee of five were appointed to report upon
some feasible plan for carrying out the
much-to- be-desircd object. We hope it
will he successful.
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The annual meeting of the Pilesgrove
Dairy Association was held on Monday af-
tcrnoon last at McAllister's Hall. Reports
of directors and officers were read and
election held for the ensuing year which
resulted in the reelection Of the old Board
with the exception of Henry A. Richman,
John G. Borton being elected in his stead.
The Board will meet to-day to elect P<esi-
dent, superintendent, and other officers.
Superintendent Coles submitted the follow
ing report OF the work of the creamery for
the wear: Milk received, ., 125, 374 pounds;
butter made, Sc, 500 pounds; cream sold,
"a, 069 quarts; milk sold, 50, S34 quarts.
There was paid out in cash for milk, sl',-
937.S2; paid in butter, sl,3l6.60; paid in
milk. etc, S1,j4l66 making $50, 1876 .0e
paid ont for milk to the farmers in the sur
rounding country. For labor, supplies,
taxes, interest aud incidentals there was
paid out %, 42S. 10.
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a grand charity bali will be held at the
Rink on Feb. 18th,
w. F. Wise, scenic artist, will soon put in
q new drop curtain for TIE Salem Lecture
Hall.
Tonight and tomorrow night fair and
festival Of w. G. 7. /. and "Y's' at Re
form Association Hall
Joseph Bilderback, well-known resi-
dent, was stricken with paralysis on Sat
urday night, but is since improving.
Damon virgins was before Mayor Ae-
ton on charge Of wife-beating and was
sent to jail for five days as penalty.
Mr.. William Patterson had q wrist
broken last Saturday by a fall on the icy
pavement of the yard attached to his res
idence.
The annual meeting of the Salem Gene
terry Association will be held next Tues
day, when thirteen directors will be elected
to serve the ensuing year.
John s. Shull. son of Conductor Shull.
was n passenger on the Inflated train that
ran OFF bridge at White River, Vermont.
last week, in which accident many lives
were lost. Mr.. Shull was severely cut and
bruised but escaped serious injury and
came to his home in Salem last Monday
night.
Auctioneer Casper sold 20 shares of
Salem Bank stock, on Saturday, to the fol-
lowing persons: ) shares to Jos. X. Chew
for s11 - per share: shares to same for
Sl09 70 each; 4 shares to Charles Hires for
S109 -; ? shares to +. J. Lloyd for Sl092j;
and shares to DR.. T. Patterson for $l09.-
-
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HarrfsonviIie Notes.

|. X. Mattson has topped the maple trees
in front of his residence, corner of Church
and Mill streets.
Rev. g. L. Hancock has been conduct
ing extra meetings at Fairyiew.
Don't forget to come ont and help the
band boys with their festival this Friday
and Saturday evenings. Judging by form
err occasions of similar kind. our boys
don't believe in s'half way doin's, hence
YOU may expect to be treated respectfully
and given good chance to enjoy yourself.
The last quarterly meeting for this con-
ference year win be held in the church on
Sunday morning and evening. Presiding
Elder Dobbins was present, held quarterly
conference and preached ON Thursday
evening.
A Children's meeting was held III the
church ON last Sunday evening by MEM
Ders of the Sunday school. The pro-
gramme, interspersed with singing, con-
sisted of talk by Mrs. Smith, readings by
Walter Fox and John Wilkinson, and q
Bible reading conducted by Thomas Fox.
GoeTTo.
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Rev. j. NJ. Scott, at Greenwich, has
been given call to the Baptist church at
Port Norris.
The ordinance of baptism will be cele-
brated at the Baptist church next Sunday
morning and also i'll the evening.
zss'everal candidates were baptized at the
Baptist church last Sunday evening. Re
vival meetings are in progress this week.
At the NJ. L. church meetings have be en-
continued this week. A series of all-day
services commenced yesterday. This Fri
day morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. Willis
Reeves breaches. At $50 this afternoon,
Rev. P. .Corson, of Sharptown. will preach,
and this evening at 7.3o, Rev. Geo. L.
Dobbins, Presiding Elder. will preach. To-
morrow, 10 A. M. preaching by Rev. j. T..
Price, of Quinton; 80 p. NJ. by Rev. d.
B. Ackley, of Cohansey; p. M. praise and
testimonial service. Sunday-9 A. NJ.
bread breaking and love-feast; 10. 30 A. NJ.
preaching by the pastor; 2 p. NJ, Sunday
school and Praise service; p. NJ, preach
ing by Rev. Geo. L. Dobbins, Presiding
Elder. All are cordially invited to these
services.
At the last quarterly Conference of the
Elmer NJ. +. charge it was decided to
change the circuit to station and instead
of having two pastors for the three church
es have three stations with a pastor for
each church. At a meeting of the official
board Of the Elmer church held on Friday
of last week the Presiding Elder was IMAM
imously requested to return the Rev. G..
II. Tulls to them as their pastor for the
coming year. This is a worthy compli-
ment TO worthy man. Without speaking
disparingly of any of his predecessors it is
safe to say that there has never been on the
charge minister who has done more for
the charge than has the Rev. Mr.. Tnllis. \
revival OF almost uninterrupted succession
has been in operation from October until
the present time and the churches ON the
charge were perhaps never IN better con
dition. Elmer Nens.
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LOCAL NEWS.

Shad were peddied on our streets We'd
nesday by Chas. Goforth.
Miss Annie +. Macaitioner organized a
Band of Hope at Yorktown last Friday
with sixteen members.
James p. Capper, of Woodbury., will
open his barber shop in Humphreys new
building on Salem street at an early day.
Two young men living near Woodstown
got INTO fight while under the influence
OF liquor about midnight on Tuesday. and
one Of them now sports black eye and the
other is cut abont the head.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Aims IIonse Trustees was held last Mon
day and tour of inspection made. sub
stantial meal was spread by Steward Ba-
ker for the visiting officials and number
Of their invited friends.
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sales.

John Sweatman has bought the Kelley
house at Daretown for $500. He intends
to occupy it in the spring.
The VIM Coles farm, on the road from
Woodstown to Wing Lane, was sold yes
terday at public SALE for s40.50 per acre,
to II. w. Austin.
The assignees of Ewalt Rchman will,
in pursuance Of adjournment, offer at the
same time and place, the farm formerly
owned by Wilbert Richman, of y orketown,
which was withdrawn at their sale on jan
uary Goth.
VIM. NJ Weatherby has sold to the hor-
ough of Woodstown a lot on Dickinson
street, Immediately in the rear of Israel
A. Hewitt's, forty feet front by about
sixty-nine in depth, for $500. The lot viii
be used for borough purposes.
Tomorrow afternoon in front of the
Woodstown House Hannah A. Cawley will
offer on account of the estate of J. P. Cav
ley, deceased, the sixty-five acre farm near
Point Airy station and about three-quar-
ters OF a mile from Woodstown, now occll-
pied by Casper Crispin.
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Just over the County Lines.

The Downer Methodist Episcopal Church,
in Gloucester county, will be dedicated OF
the 9th instant.
The petition for a late train from Bridge
ton to Philadelphia has been placed before
the West Jersey officials.
The annual meeting of the United Ii
brary Association Of Swedesboro will be
held Tuesday, February 22d.
On Saturday nj ght last young man
opened travelling cologne shop on the
corner of Laurel and Commerce streets,
and sold cologne so cheap that he found
plenty of buyers. When the purchasers
opened up their wares they found they had
been duped by buying decOction of no-
lasses and water. -Bl1daeton Nelra
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Mr.. Alexander Thornton, of Gloucester
City, was married to Miss Maggie Costello,
of Swedesboro, on Wednesday, by Rev.
Father Tracy, of the latter place.
Miss Salie Il. Allen, daughter of Isaac
E. Allen, former resident of Woodstown,
was married on January Goth at the Arch
Street Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia,
by Rev. j. S. Sands, to L. II. Conden, NJ.
d., of Baltimore, Nd. After the ceremony
a reception was held at the residence of the
brides parents, 220 n. 18th St, and at 4
O'Clock p. NJ. the bridal party departed on
bridal tour.
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No Cause for Alarm.

The bright light that illuminated the
eastern horizon at an early hour on We'd
nesday morning and overspread the SKY
during the day was after considerable spec
ulation at last identified by some of our
''old resdenters" as the sun-supposed to
be the same old sun doing business at the
old stand in the old way. The visit was
warmly welcomed, and men addressed
themselves to their daily duties with yigor
and animation which the week of dizziness,
mist. rain and mud preceding had well
nigh knocked ont of them.
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Rev Joseph Nav, of the First Unitarian
church Of Philadelphia, who had been an
nounced 10 speak in the Opera House last
Tuesday evening on "What is Unitarian
ism, . was unable to be present, the un-
favorable weather confinlng him to his
house with throat trouble. An efficient
substitute was secured in the person Of
Rev. n. \. Haskell, pastor of the New
Camden Unitarian church, whose subject
was '"rhe New Birth, and was ably hand
led. A large audience was present. Nj.
May is expected to address the people of
Woodstown at later date, probably in
March
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FRENps-Serviees on First and Fifth days at
1890 A. NJ Monthly meeting hrst Tuesday
after last Monday in the month. Society meet
jur Thursday before last Monday. sunday
School meets at O'Clock every Sunday morn
ing , :, ,,,
Services ut 1000 \. NJ. and $50 Z. NJ Prayer
meeting Wednesday ut 40 =. Nj.
sunday school at 800 p. NJ. G. III. Rich1nan,
SnDeriniendent George W. foonc.
BApTIsr-Rev. w. +. Cornwall.
Services ut 1000 A. NJ. ana 100 l.. M prayer
meeting Thursday mt 7.30 L. NJ.
sunday school 1T 200 T. NJ, Joseph Broadway,
superintendent.
observation-disclosures Il. 2. johnson.
services nj 1880 A. NJ. and 7Jo T. NJ. Prayer
meeting "Wednesday at $50 p. NJ.
SUNDAY school at ll.i5 y. NJ, j. Il. Jaquelte,
superintendent.
CAruoLic- Rev. Father Tracey.
beginning sunday January 9th, services nj
II O'clock, < NJ, and every other Sunday at .
O'Clock A. NJ
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THIRD DAY, 2nd MONTH, IS, 1887

STocE-Ei2ht head of horses aud colts. No.
Is Il soifel brood mare, Bucyj. ten years old
sound and gentle, an excellent driver or work
er; No. is a brown horse, frank, nine years
old. gentle and sound, good 10 either work or
drive Is fearless Of a locomotive: No. IS a bay
horse II wears old, good to work: No. is "A bay
mare, with foal by south Jersey Patchen),
Hanblctonian stock; No. is a sorrel coli,
I.indal, coming three years old sired ipy
Othello ont of Iucy) No. !: No. Gfs 4 7-rnonths-
Old colt. Clydesdale stock, out Of (Lucy1 No. l.,
sired by Cap; No. is bay mare colt, coming
No 5 is a bay horse, 10 years old, an excellent
worker, and is a little lame
C0Ws-Seyen head of good dairy cows, some
heavy SpIingers aud the rest coming into
profit. Also one bull.
swINE-1en head of handsome Jersey Red
shoats: tSo of them sows in farrow.
WAGONS two-horse plantation wagon,
good new, with corn sides and mari bot
tom; carriage with pole and shafts suitable
for milk wagon, also carriage with one sept
IMPLEM ENrs.-Plank land roller, new Tiger
horse rake; Champion mower; superior grain
drill, but little used; ] wheel eul1iyator and
cut harrow combined; ! gang pillow: two
horse plows, No. l II Il syracuse, never used.
No. ? is a south-Bend. No 3 is Bissell chilled,
and No is an AdanIanf: one-hor-e south
Bend do: cultivators: ftllew harrow: one
horse burrows; Osborne fan mill: corn marker:
corn coVerer: corn shelter: fodder cutter
fhanu DoWeI.l hay shFlyiD@s. urf ndSfone. meal
chests; stalk sled: 34-foot gallows poles: har-
poon hay fork with rope and blocks; drag
chain: trace chains: COW chains: runners: set
OF leather half traces: about 90 truck baskets:
bushel baskets; one-half bushel; , one-half
peck measures. patent D;1iahce. weighs 800 lbs:
grain bags: sacks: wood horse and saw: bar
rels boxes; hog trougfs: large fattening coop:
forks, shovels, scythes, grabbing hoe: twoand
half tons of good clover and timothy hay,
mixed; Also the privilege of keeping stock
from date of sale till March 18th, 1887.
HousEHoLD GooDs.-Large cook stove, nearly
new, will burn wood or coal, also l)arlor stove,
with pipe and drum for second story, and
other articles not mentioned.
CoNpITIoNs.--A credit OF seven months will
he given with interest after thirty days, by
giving note with approved security in the
First National Bank OF Woodstown. All sums
under ten dollars cash at close of sale.
CHALkLEY KIRBY, Jg.
jos. NJ. W EATHERBY, Auct.
NJ. ID. DICKINSON, Clerk.
Jau3t-sd
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FINE RESIDENCE
PUBLIC SALE
win he sold at pul,lie sale, on
Seventh Day, the 9Th Day Of 3pd Month,


March 1881 in front of Joshua Moorc's store
in North WoodstowR, nj o'clock in the after
noon,
Thai fine residence near by, ana opposite the
Bacon Academy, formerly occupied by Mary
Ann Wooman. The lot contains 42-lVb OF an
acre Is finely located and has apple, pear and
plum trees thereon. The house has three
stories with mansslrd root, veranda in front
and presents fine appearance, having been
built bIt a few wears There * a palIor, din
ing-room, kitchen, pantry and pump-room.
on rst ioor Fotr bedrooms and Bathroom
with hot and cold water, ON second moor, ana
three bed rooms on third floor. Cellar under
The whole house, with dumb waiter. Bait
more heater that heats three rooms.
This property is well worth the attention OF
any one Wanting quiet home, yet in a pnblle
place in the thriving borough of " oodsfoMn.
Those wanting To view the premises viii he
shown the same by calling on H. I. Noollnti
near by. Conditions 81 sale by
REL BEN WO0I.MAN.
I. Executor of Mary Ann Woolman, deed.
Dated sst mo-. 9Th, 1885,
Feb4-4t
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WoopsrowN EopaE, No. l0S l. o. q. t.
Meets every Tuesday evening in ODD Eel
lows Hall. Turner's Building.
WoopsTowN LoDGE, No. l3S, f. e A.. M
Meets Tuesday evening. on or before fuii
moon and two weeks thereafter IN Bofton :
lIall. :,
WoopBINE Lopez, No. lbs |. q. o. F.
Meets in j. II. Turner's building every fri-
NosAcsA Tribe, No. ~, IMP. o. Il. NJ.
Meets in j. IL. Turner's buildinS every Mon
day evening. -,
Meets every Wednesday evening IN rum
er's building. = :,
JoHN q. FOSTER PosT, No. 81, G.. a. r.
Meets on the first and third Thursdays inthe
month in Riiey's building.
HARMoNy CouSciL, No. 81, o. Y. A. NJ
Meets every Tuesday evening i'll Riley ;
building
WoMAN's CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE U NioN.-
Meets every Thursday afternoon ut go ut
their room over the meat market. President,
Mrs Anna F. Souder; Corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. IL. \. Cawley
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The Auditors Sale.

large crowd was in attendance at
Pierce's Musical Academy last Saturday
afternoon to witness the sale of the effects
of the absconding Professor by J. j. Sum
merrill, the auditor in the attachment pro-
ceedings against him. 5. r. Leap officiated
as auctioneer and a large variety of arti-
Giles, books, music, pictures, instruments
and household goods were sold, and by
dark the auction was concluded the sales
amounting to S1025.
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Robbery.

4 Mr.. Fankoph, living below Alloway,
on the Chris. Weldy place, while attend
ing funeral at Friesburg on Monday with
his wife. had his house robbed of s112 in
money and valuable gold watch belong
ing to Mrs Y. The thief is supposed to
be a young man employed on the place,
who disappeared during his employers alb
SERGE. and who left on the afternoon train
from Alloway station after having a s.
gold piece changed at Nanleer's store. He
has not been heard from since.
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Tne Old Will GONG.

Driving to Pennsgrove last Saturday we
noticed the water had been drawn off from
the pond at the old brick mill, about half
way between Sharptown and Pennsgrove,
and the machinery Of the mill was silent.
Upon inquiry we learned that the old mill,
which has been landmark for a century
last. has been abandoned and the bed of
the pond is to be converted into meadow.